glisomarga

Latin

Alternative forms

  • glissomarga

Etymology

The first element is from Celtic/Gaulish (compare glis (thick clay, tenacious earth)), while the second from marga (marl).

Noun

glīsomarga f (genitive glīsomargae); first declension

  1. (Geology) A kind of marl

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative glīsomarga glīsomargae
genitive glīsomargae glīsomargārum
dative glīsomargae glīsomargīs
accusative glīsomargam glīsomargās
ablative glīsomargā glīsomargīs
vocative glīsomarga glīsomargae

References

  • glisomarga”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • glisomarga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.